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Clever cartoon showing off new Nike technology



Cartoon showing off Nike's "hyperfuse" technology. Via.
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Highlighter green Nikes (and a rolling Nike store)



Nike Air Force 1 Hyperfuse Volt/Volt colorway - - apparently 24 pairs will be sold today in New York out of the Nike Sportswear Ice Cream Truck, which you can follow on Twitter and Facebook (although there seemed to be a pair at eBay when I checked):



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1. From an overview of Tyler Cowen's life:
In 2002 he published "Creative Destruction," which argues that globalization created much of the art and music we might consider "native." Reggae in Jamaica, for example, borrowed from commercial rhythm and blues broadcasts that drifted over the water from New Orleans and Miami. The fur trade and the metal knife helped create the totem poles of the Northwestern American Indians.
2. You've seen the flying military drones, now check out the ocean-going versions.

3. Charles Barkley says Nike asked him to stop being critical of LeBron James. Via.
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1. Gizmodo wants to hire a graffiti artist (and is actually inviting submissions by any type of artist). (It's a pay gig.)

2. Yet another great post by Jim Shooter about Marvel history, this time starring Bill Sienkiewicz. Click through to read about how he got his start at Marvel. Here's a taste:
Bill wasn’t invited to San Diego that year, but wanted to go. Bill was athletic—probably still is, I haven’t seen him for a while—and just the right size for the Spider-Man costume Marvel used for its character public appearance program (things like the annual Easter Egg Roll on the White House lawn).

I told Bill that if he’d wear the costume for a few events, Marvel would pay for the trip, all expenses. Save him significant dough. He agreed.
3. Nike estimates that LeBron James winning the NBA title could lead to a $4 billion bump in business in China. $4 billion approximates the entire NBA's revenues. Via.
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Street soccer foosball table





Street soccer-themed foosball table by I Have Pop for Nike (circa 2006).

*Buy foosball tables at eBay.
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Nike's women's surf film



Leave A Message trailer for Nike's female surfers. I'm posting mostly because I liked the song - - Cassette Culture - We once had an empire (jungle fiction remix).
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1. Yahoo's reporting that Jamarcus Russell's life coach fired him.

2. TechCrunch reviews Nike's Nike+ SportWatch GPS. Doesn't sound like you get nearly enough value for $200. Probably makes more sense to buy an app, or the Nike+ Sport Band for a quarter of the price at Amazon.

3. "Look at This Fuckin Hipster Food Truck," the Tumblr. Sample post: "Look at this fuckin three-dollar sea salt." Via.
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Sign me up for an Immersive Cocoon

Keir Dullea stars in this 2001-inspired advertisement for the Immersive Cocoon digital environment:







The video was directed by Oliver Zeller of adNAU, and you can see some making of photos here. And speaking of adNAU, here's a very cool spec advertisement for Nike:



*Buy 2001 posters at eBay.
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Blood-stained Nikes




Nike SB Stefan Janoski sneakers supposedly going on sale for Halloween 2011.
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Here's the full Black Mamba movie




Here's the full version of Robert Rodriguez's Black Mamba movie for Nike, featuring Kobe. It's really disappointing that they couldn't come up with a better zinger at the end.

*Buy Black Mamba supplements at Amazon.
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Michael Vick as a minotaur by Simon Bisley



Michael Vick as a minotaur by Simon Bisley - -a Nike ad from several years ago.

*Buy Slaine: The Horned God at Amazon.
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